VAR takes centre stage again as Sadio Mane has goal ruled out for handball moments after controversial Man Utd opener
VAR has taken centre stage again as Sadio Mane has a goal ruled out for handball moments after Marcus Rashford had controversially put Manchester United ahead. The Liverpool star thought he had equalised for Jurgen Klopp’s side after holding off a challenge from Victor Lindelof to fire past David De Gea. However, a VAR check […]
VAR has taken centre stage again as Sadio Mane has a goal ruled out for handball moments after Marcus Rashford had controversially put Manchester United ahead.
The Liverpool star thought he had equalised for Jurgen Klopp’s side after holding off a challenge from Victor Lindelof to fire past David De Gea.
However, a VAR check chalked the goal off as replays showed the Senegalese winger had handled the ball in the build-up.
Although the decision was correct, Klopp was left fuming with match officials as Rashford’s opener was allowed to stand despite a foul on Divock Origi.
Replays showed that the Reds forward was caught by Lindelof, and even though the incident went to VAR, United’s opener stood.
Klopp was raging with the fourth official on the sidelines, with the German left in disbelief how the goal was allowed to stand.
His opinion was shared by Gary Neville and Graeme Souness, as the two Sky Sports pundits both agreed that the visitors can feel hard done by.
United legend Neville said: “I’ve had this problem with VAR all season, I’ve said the bar is too high. It’s a foul, but Man Utd don’t care and Jurgen Klopp is absolutely livid.
“I think he’ll also be livid with his team because they haven’t started well and they’ve somewhat got what they deserved in the sense that Man Utd have been better, they’ve been faster, but there is controversy.”
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Souness added: “I think Lindelof does catch him. He catches the inside of his left leg and anyway you look at that, it’s a foul.
“There’s definitely contact with Origi and it’s a foul, he’s gone through the back of someone, regardless of his touch.”
It is the second time this weekend that VAR officials have failed to overturn the referee’s decision, with Watford’s clash against Tottenham marred by controversy after Gerard Deulofeu was failed to be awarded a penalty.
